my BABY is 9 months old today

My baby boy continues to grow way too fast!
Today we had his 9 month check-up

and these were his stats:

weight=20.5 lbs=55%

height=29 in=80%
I was a bit surprised by these finding,

mostly because this boy *LOVES, LOVES, LOVES

to eat and I feel like he is hungry all the time!

He will eat anything and everything.

Some other bits of info about Nalu at this age:

*he is close to crawling, but just doesn't quite make the

move yet. He does a lot of reaching! Mom is not at

all anxious for him to start crawling. I am fine for

him to stay immobile for as long as he'd like!!

*he enjoys interacting and playing with all sorts of toys

AND his siblings are soo entertaining!

*he is not shy, nor does he have a fear of

an unfamiliar face. He just smiles away!

*Nalu LOVES swimming & playing in the water

*he loves being outdoors

*doesn't like to be left alone-sometimes

dad or one of the kids can entertain him a bit,

but he pretty much ALWAYS wants MOM

*he has discovered how to use his mouth/voice,

exploring sounds he can make-squealing,

smacking his lips and spitting

(not so fun at feeding time)

*still doesn't sleep through the night,

but he does nap really well (usually 2-3 hrs at a time)

so mom gets some time to rest her arms!

*he has 3 visible teeth, and a few others that

keep poking back and forth through your gums

(you haven't been so happy about that).

Oh Nalu, you are such a joy. You bring soo much

happiness to our family. We really could not imagine

life without YOU!!!

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH

(please just stop growing up so fast)